Yeganeh

/Y-EH-HH-G-AA-N-EH-HH/

Girl MuslimZoroastrian Persian origin OtherPersian

Unique, singular — from Persian yegāneh, ‘the one of a kind,’ built on yek, ‘one.’ A distinctive, poised Persian feminine name naming that which stands alone.

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Meaning & origin

Yeganeh is a girl's name of Persian origin, traditionally used in Muslim families. The name means "Unique, singular — from Persian yegāneh, ‘the one of a kind,’ built on yek, ‘one.’ A distinctive, poised Persian feminine name naming that which stands alone." and belongs to the Unique cluster — rare names — carefully chosen and rarely heard.

Beyond its Muslim heritage, Yeganeh is also used in Zoroastrian traditions, reflecting how this name has traveled across cultures.

Common among Other, Persian families, Yeganeh carries cultural weight that goes beyond its dictionary definition — it's a name with a story and a community.

Numerology of Yeganeh

Numerology assigns each name a single-digit destiny number by summing its letter values. Different schools use different mappings — NameRoot computes both so you can see how Yeganeh resonates in either tradition.

Pythagorean
11
intuition and inspired leadership (master number)
Chaldean
7
introspection and spiritual wisdom

How Yeganeh sounds

NameRoot scores the phonetic fit of every name against the sound of your last name. The pronunciation of Yeganeh breaks down into 8 phonemes: /Y-EH-HH-G-AA-N-EH-HH/. In the app, you'll see how those sounds flow with your family name across rhythm, stress, and consonant clusters.

Nicknames

Common affectionate forms of Yeganeh — useful for everyday family conversation, early childhood, or as standalone given names themselves.

YegaYegi

The six signals, applied to Yeganeh

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01 — Birth Star
Nakshatra match
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02 — Numerology
Destiny alignment
Pythagorean and Chaldean life-path calculations (destiny 11) matched against your family's own numerology profile.
03 — Phonetics
Last-name fit
Rhythm, stress, and consonant clusters measured with IPA to see how Yeganeh flows with your family name.
04 — Meaning
Unique
Yeganeh belongs to the Unique cluster — rare names — carefully chosen and rarely heard.
05 — Cultural & Tradition
Muslim
As a Muslim name, Yeganeh carries religious and cultural weight scored against your family's heritage — plus grandparent-name matches, saint's-day alignment, and generational naming patterns scored against your family tree.
06 — Uniqueness
Popularity balance
How common Yeganeh is today versus historically — finding the sweet spot between familiar and forgotten.

Names similar to Yeganeh

If Yeganeh resonates with you, these names live in the same world — drawn from the same tradition, sharing the same meaning, or echoing a similar sound.

From the same tradition

Other Muslim girl names, common in Other families

Fatima
She who abstains, the shining one — Fatima al-Zahra is the beloved daughter of Prophet Muhammad and the mother of his grandsons Hasan and Husayn. Revered across all branches of Islam as the foremost woman of paradise, her name carries maternal devotion, spiritual purity, and the luminous grace of one called 'the Radiant' by her own father
Maryam
The exalted one, the only woman named in the Quran — Maryam mother of Isa is honoured in an entire surah bearing her name, praised as the woman chosen above all women of all worlds. Her name bridges Islam and Christianity with shared reverence, carrying purity, miraculous grace, and the courage of a mother who bore her child alone beneath a palm tree
Layla
Night, the intoxicating darkness of a desert evening — Layla is the legendary beloved of Majnun in the greatest love story of Arabic literature, the woman whose beauty drove a poet to madness and exile. Her name carries the romance of starlit sand dunes, the mystery of dark hair against moonlight, and the ache of a love too intense for the daylit world
Yasmin
Jasmine, the night-blooming flower whose fragrance intensifies after sunset — Yasmin is the Persian gift to the world's gardens, a vine that climbs walls and releases its sweetest perfume in the darkness

Sharing the same meaning

Other Muslim girl names from the Unique cluster

Shazia
Rare and exceptional, unusually set apart in worth or beauty. From an Arabic root carrying the sense of fragrant distinction and scarcity, it marks the bearer as singular rather than common. Used across South Asian Muslim families as a feminine name of standout quality.
Arezou
Wish, desire, aspiration — from Persian ārezū, ‘longing, heartfelt wish,’ traced to Avestan harezu, ‘desire.’ A hopeful, lyrical Persian feminine name carrying the pull of what the heart wants.
Özge
Different, distinctive, unlike others, from Turkish ozge, meaning other or singular. The name marks a daughter as set apart, prizing individuality and rarity over conformity, and reflects a modern Turkish taste for names that quietly insist on a child's uniqueness and difference.

Names that sound similar

Muslim girl names that open with the same syllables as Yeganeh

Yesim
Jade — the precious stone whose deep green brings calm and whose beauty comes from depth rather than surface
Yara
Strength, courage; beloved companion — Yara (Persian یارا 'strength' or یار 'beloved companion') carries dual classical meanings: physical strength/capacity in Pahlavi, and 'the beloved' in Persian poetry. Hafez addresses the beloved as 'yar' throughout the Diwan. A short, internationally portable name.
Yagmur
Rain, rainfall, from Turkish yağmur, a nature name whose appeal lies wholly in the image it conjures: drops drumming on a roof and the scent of the earth when rain finally falls. It belongs to a Turkish fondness for names drawn from the natural world, binding a daughter to the living landscape.

Common questions about Yeganeh

What does the name Yeganeh mean?

Yeganeh means "Unique, singular — from Persian yegāneh, ‘the one of a kind,’ built on yek, ‘one.’ A distinctive, poised Persian feminine name naming that which stands alone.." It is a girl name of Persian origin, traditionally used in Muslim families.

Is Yeganeh a boy or girl name?

Yeganeh is most commonly used as a girl name.

What is the origin of the name Yeganeh?

Yeganeh is of Persian origin, used in Muslim, Zoroastrian traditions, commonly among Other, Persian families.

What are common nicknames for Yeganeh?

Common short forms of Yeganeh include Yega, Yegi.

What is the numerology of Yeganeh?

Yeganeh has a Pythagorean destiny number of 11 — intuition and inspired leadership (master number).

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